Aegis

While Trey grew up in Brooklyn, he had a tendency to keep to himself. Instead of doing the things most kids his age did commonly which, in his case, were join gangs and commit crimes; he read and researched Greek and Roman mythology. When Trey was walking home from school one day, he heard disturbing noises coming from an abandoned warehouse. He went in, expecting to find a group of miscreants, but instead found the mystical breastplate Aegis of the Greek goddess Athena. He kept the object and soon discovered its force-field capabilities. Soon afterwards, he designed a costume and became the superhero Aegis. He began fighting small crimes, but soon found himself alongside the New Warriors fighting The Negative Zone's inhabitant Blastaar. After the heroes' victory, Aegis was rewarded with membership in the New Warriors.

New Warriors

Although Trey had proven himself as a hero, Nova was weary of the new member, mainly because of his inexperience and reluctance to reveal his true identity. Aegis soon got another chance to prove himself when one of the gangs from his hometown began using high-tech weapons supplied by A.I.M.. During the dangerous conflicts between the Warriors and the gang, who were known as Lobo's Boys, Aegis repeatedly protected his childhood friend James; who was now a member of the gang, from harm. This brought more doubt to Nova. Although James had been saved by the Warriors, he still threatened to reveal Aegis's true identity, amongst other threats. When James was released to his home, he told the gang where the Warriors' headquarters was, and then helped them destroy it. Afterward, the Warriors found the arms dealer and put him behind bars. When Aegis was made to explain his relationship with James, he had to inevitably reveal his true identity. This took a large amount of doubt away from Nova, and he began to trust Aegis.

The Gods' Support

When Hercules met Aegis, he accused the "mortal" of stealing from Athena. Knowing that he could not be reasoned with, Athena came to the two heroes and explained that the plate was a gift to her new earth champion. Hercules knew it was the truth that the goddess spoke, and he left peacefully. When the event was through, Aegis began fighting much more confidently, as he knew he had the Greek gods on his side.
 

Powers

Using the Aegis breastplate, Trey is able to generate impenetrable force-fields. Although the force-fields are impenetrable, Trey can be hit if he is taken by surprise, even if he has a force-field up. The force-fields are capable of being stretched outwards or inwards, and can absorb and redirect energy near it. The force-field generation has a reach of about ten feet, and can be projected onto other people or objects. Aside from the plate, Athena has granted Trey unlimited access to Olympus.